Coordinator
Fernando Jorge Sousa Faria Paulino
Admission exams
Philosophy(06) or
Descriptive Geometry(10) or
Mathematics(16) or
Portuguese(18)
Publication in the Official Gazette
Study Plan 2010 - 2018 -
Notice n.º 13443/2012 - 2nd series, n.º 195 of 09 October 2012.
Study Plan 2019 -
Notice nº7726/2019 - 2nd series, n.º 85 of 3 May 2019
Complemented by Declaration of Correction n.º 590/2019 - 2nd series n.º 138 of 22 Jully
Accreditation of the Study Program
Study Program self-evaluation guidelines (in portuguese)
Decision:
Accredited for 3 years
Publication Date:
19-12-2018
Official Information A3ES:
Accreditation result (in portuguese)
Study Program Evaluation
Study program self-evaluation report
(in portuguese)
The Bachelor’s degree course in Multimedia Communication Technologies has been designed to provide training for the labour market’s demands in the area of audiovisuals and production for the media. The multidisciplinary structure of the course allows students to develop skills that bring together the technology, communication and culture linked to content production and transmission in the field of multimedia communication. The syllabus makes it possible to acquire a broad range of knowledge and abilities adapted to a labour market that is increasingly diversified and specialised by exploring new communication technologies and platforms. Professional opportunities Graduates will be able to work with the development of multimedia/audiovisual products, including: audiovisual communication; institutional multimedia/audiovisual production (corporate image, business communication); web applications; multimedia products and applications for mobile communication systems; educational production; development of cultural audiovisual projects; video production (fiction, documentaries, television); computer animation; video games; multimedia installations; digital arts.
What makes this course different?
The course is based around a contemporary, multidisciplinary view of multimedia communication and includes the fields of technology, communication and culture on a communication platform that is able to produce and transport content and messages from different applications, platforms and media. It is guided by creativity and technological innovation and strongly focuses on projects and multidisciplinary work produced by the students together with Academic staff. In the context of this course, 17 documentaries have been made for the Porto Metropolitan Area Immaterial Heritage Collection Project and 13 co-produced episodes were shown on television by Porto Canal for the Maia European City of Sport 2014 audiovisual collection project. Academic staff are members of the Centre for Research in Arts and Communication (CIAC) research unit, classified as “Good” in the Foundation for Science and Technology’s international evaluation.
Internationalisation
Students may apply for periods of mobility for studies in around 150 higher education institutions of more than 30 countries, as well for international internships, with possibilitity of financial support.